System and method for wireless transfer of data content to a portable device

Abstract

A system and method for downloading content to a device adapted to play back the content including a portable media player having a data retaining memory storage device therein. A data receiver in the player receives data transmitted from a remote location and a wireless network interconnection is adapted to transmit data to the data receiver, the network having data content stored therein and incremented data content transmission means associated with the network for transmitting incremental portions of the data content to said portable media player, either sequentially or non-sequentially.

1 . A system for downloading content to a device adapted to play back said content comprising: 
 a portable media player having a data retaining memory storage device therein and a data receiver in said player for receiving data transmitted from a remote location; and    a wireless network interconnection adapted to transmit data to said data receiver, said network having data content stored therein and incremented data content transmission means associated with said network for transmitting incremental portions of said data content to said portable media player.    
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said data content is a movie of a predetermined length and said transmission means includes means therein for transmitting said incremental portions to said player either non-sequentially or sequentially over a predetermined period of time until the entire movie is downloaded to said player.  
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said data content is a game of a predetermined length and said transmission means includes means therein for transmitting said incremental portions either non-sequentially or sequentially over a predetermined period of time until the entire game is downloaded to said player.  
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said data content is a musical work of a predetermined length and said transmission means includes means for transmitting said incremental portions either non-sequentially or sequentially over a predetermined period of time until the entire musical work is downloaded to said player.  
   
   
       5 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said data retaining memory storage device is removable from said player.  
   
   
       6 . The system of  claim 5  wherein said memory storage device is a flash card.  
   
   
       7 . The system of  claim 5  wherever said memory storage device is a memory stick.  
   
   
       8 . The system of  claim 5  wherein said memory storage device is a memory card.  
   
   
       9 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said wireless network interconnection includes an access point available to the public at a venue.  
   
   
       10 . A method for downloading content of a predetermined length to a portable media player comprising the steps of: 
 establishing a wireless access point connected to a wireless network at a venue adapted to transmit data to said player; and    transmitting an incremental part of said content to said player when said player is in wireless communication with said network.    
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 10  including the step of transmitting other incremental parts of said content sequentially to said player over a predetermined period of time until the entire content is transmitted.  
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 10  including the step of transmitting other incremental parts of said content non-sequentially to said player over a predetermined period of time until the entire content is transmitted.  
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the step of downloading content includes the step of downloading a movie of a predetermined length.  
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the step of downloading content includes the step of downloading a movie of a predetermined length.  
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the step of downloading content includes the step of downloading a musical composition of a predetermined length.  
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the step of downloading content includes the step of downloading a musical composition of a predetermined length.  
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the step of transmitting an incremental part of said content includes the step of tying said transmission to a promotion at a venue whereby said part is transmitted when the owner of said player fulfills a requirement of said promotion.  
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 17  including the step of non-sequentially transmitting more of said parts over a period of time when the owner of said player fulfills further requirements of said promotion.  
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 12  including the step of non-sequentially transmitting more of said parts over a period of time from different wireless access points.  
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 11  including the step of sequentially transmitting more of said parts over a period of time from different wireless access points.  
   
   
       21 . The method of  claim 12  including the step of non-sequentially transmitting more of said parts over a period of time from different wireless access points.